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Port of London 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: APPENDIX 1MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1960GRAVESEND

APPENDIX 1

MEDICAL INSPECTION — From 1st January to 31st December, 1960

GRAVESEND

Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
No. medically inspected132129184133168163152150117881261471,689
No. of passengers No. of crew549 416513 447963 4141,024 4261,116 4703,851 6953,034 4502,346 6142,702 434868 302642 6771,034 89318,642 6,238
No. of Foreign Arrivals1,1671,0031,3281,2491,3451,3081,2561,2261,1001,0211,1051,05014,158

Table: APPENDIX IIINFECTIOUS DISEASES

APPENDIX II

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Disease1951195219531954195519561957195819591960
(a) Cases reported —
Cholera (including suspected cases)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow fever do.----------
Typhus fever do.----------
Smallpox do.6-111----1
Scarlet fever3-2-222141
Enteric fever788685375.1
Measles745697316467917163109
German Measles6713675372528
Diphtheria-2--1--1-1
Erysipelas--1--1----
Pulmonary tuberculosis53674643353239454239
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)1301281843473682121,328659313956
TOTALS3402743454354843221,4708094291,116
(b) Admitted to Hospital —
Cholera (including suspected cases)----------
Plague do.----------
Yellow fever do.----------
Typhus fever do.----------
Smallpox do.---2------
Scarlet fever1-----2---
Diphtheria1------1-1
Enteric fever-11-3-2333
Measles12316211220355810
Mumps1342110537-9
Dysentery11-66-1471
Other diseases (including Chickenpox)3535483253632711147586
TOTALS63446762848831413493110